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Alternative comics

Alternative comics or independent comics cover a range of American comics that have appeared since the 1980s, following the underground comix movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. During the 1970s, the superhero comic companies Marvel and DC dominated, controlling over 80% of the American comic book market. Independent comics developed as an…

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Publications
Raw · Love and Rockets · Eightball · Hate
Publishers
Fantagraphics Books · Drawn & Quarterly · Alternative Comics · Last Gasp · Top Shelf Productions

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Alternative comics

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Triples20
Avg. degree1.99
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Alternative comics

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Publishers · 5
Alternative comics → Alternative Comics, Drawn & Quarterly, Fantagraphics Books, Last Gasp, Top Shelf Productions
related to Culture · 5
Alternative comics → Because, In, LGBTQ, The, These
Publications · 4
Alternative comics → Eightball, Hate, Love and Rockets, Raw
see also · 2
Alternative comics → Abstract, Japanese

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Alternative comicsPublicationsRaw1.00infobox
Alternative comicsPublicationsLove and Rockets1.00infobox
Alternative comicsPublicationsEightball1.00infobox
Alternative comicsPublicationsHate1.00infobox
Alternative comicsPublishersFantagraphics Books1.00infobox
Alternative comicsPublishersDrawn & Quarterly1.00infobox
Alternative comicsPublishersAlternative Comics1.00infobox
Alternative comicsPublishersLast Gasp1.00infobox
Alternative comicsPublishersTop Shelf Productions1.00infobox
MythAdventuresinstance ofThey followed with titles0.80text
related titles by Robert Asprininstance ofThey followed with titles0.80text
Craig Thompson's Blanketsinstance ofunless interesting creators approach these concepts from an unusual angle.Top Shelf Productions has published many notable alternative comics0.80text

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